Starts at the beginning of season 4
Waking up in the Gallagher household was always chaotic. Payton groaned as she buried her head into her twin brother's pillow wishing that the noise would die down soon. Since Lip was away at college, she snuck into his room during the night with a bottle of bourbon after her girlfriend of a year had broken up with her.
Downstairs Fiona was arguing with Carl about him having to move back to his bed when Ian came home. "Why can't I just sleep in Lip's room while he's gone, Payton is doing it right now." "When did Payton get here." "Last night, she kept throwing things at my window until I let her in. She was crying and had a bottle of bourbon with her." "You finish getting ready for school while I go check on Payton." Fiona told Carl then heads upstairs checking on her younger sister. "Hey, Payton is everything ok." Fiona asked as she sat on Lip's bed causing Payton to roll over and look at her sister. "Katie broke up with me. She said I'm too immature, I thought she was the one Fiona. We talked about finding a donor so we could have kids, I even had names picked out. Isobel for a girl and Grayson for a boy. Fiona, what's wrong with me? Every time I think I find the one they either think I'm not ready or I find a way to screw things up." "There is nothing wrong with you Payton. You're a Gallagher and screwing things up is our specialty. But one day you will find someone you will love you the way you are, faults and all. I saw how Katie was trying to change you into someone you weren't but do you think that a bottle of bourbon is going to solve your problems right now." "No, if anything it made me feel worse. I just didn't want to be alone in the apartment last night and I missed Lip. How will I know when I find the one and what happens if you guys don't like them." " You'll know when you meet them and as for us not liking them well I can't speak for anybody else but as long as he or she makes you happy that's all that matters to me. I've watched you go through so many breakups and how hurt you were each time. I just want you to be happy." Fiona says before pausing for a moment getting an idea. " Get up and go take a hot shower no questions asked." Getting out of bed Payton gets up and goes to take a shower while Fiona calls her boyfriend Mike. "Hey so I have a question does your family still have that extra ticket to the game today? Perfect do you think they would care if my sister Payton comes with us she's kind of going through a time and I just want to get her out of the house since Lip is at school because he usually helps her. Great I'll let her know. I'll see you later bye." When Fiona hangs up her phone she smiles when she sees Payton now walk out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her as she walks back to Lip's room. "Here put these on and see if Lip has anything of the bears you can wear. You're coming to the game today with me and Mike's family. Don't worry about the underwear they're new." Fiona tells Payton as she lays a pair of her jeans and underwear down on Lip's bed. After getting dressed and doing her hair Payton heads downstairs to see Fiona talking to some guy. "Hey Payton this is Mike, Mike this is Payton. You look at lot better by the way."
"Well, ladies we better get going." Mike tells the two Gallaghers as they begin to walk out to his car and leave. "So Payton it's nice to finally meet you. Fiona talks about you and your siblings a lot. You and Lip are twins, right?" "Yeah, he always likes to remind me that he's older even if it is only for a few minutes." " Brothers will do that. She also said that you're pretty smart." "Well I don't like to brag, but Lip and I took an IQ test and it's been proven that I'm smarter than him." "Sounds like you two are competitive." "We can be at times." "A little friendly competition never hurt anyone." "Do you have any siblings?" "I have an older brother and a younger sister." Fiona smiled seeing Payton and Mike getting along.
It was a short first chapter I know.